# hugging vs humping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hugging
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,426*
present participle and gerund of hug

### humping
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌmpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,924*
present participle and gerund of hump

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hugging-vs-humping